Disorder is a valiant first effort by newcomer Jack Thomas Smith. He makes the most of a limited budget and shows some aptitude in script-writing. The story is moderately creative and includes twists, turns, and an effective “pay-off” at the end. He also displays a fairly good sense of timing for the scares, albeit most of them horror movie clichés.

I also have to commend the effective musical score by Joel Goodman. The eerie music with the abundance of string-instruments effectively set the mood of the film and was reminiscent of legendary horror movie music composer, Harry Manfredini.

That being said, the story seemed too slow-paced and drawn-out for an effective thriller. At times, waiting for the plot to develop was like waiting for water to boil. Most of the dialogue and conversations between the characters involved boring historical narratives. And much of the building of suspense in the film was artlessly comprised of David investigating a “strange noise”. Indeed, if these mindless scenes of investigating strange noises were edited from the film, the movie would probably be less than an hour long.

Nonetheless, if you have the patience for it and enjoy psychological thrillers, Disorder may be worth a watch. For a low budget directorial debut, Jack Thomas Smith, should be proud of his work. But if you like your movies more faced-paced that keep you on the edge of your seat, you will probably want to look elsewhere.